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        <title><![CDATA[Amara Omeokwe]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Amara Omeokwe is a reporter for Bloomberg News in Washington covering the Federal Reserve and the US economy. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Powell’s Future a Bigger Question Than Rates: Decision-Day Guide]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:12:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed’s Waller Calls for Shakeup of Central Bank’s Operations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh Heads for the Hill: A Confirmation Hearing Guide]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Pick Warsh to Face Senate Grilling With Confirmation in Limbo]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Judge Denies Pirro Motion to Revive Quashed Fed Subpoenas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Powell Says Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Remain in Check]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed’s Barr Says It Makes Sense to Hold Rates Amid Uncertainty]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Officials Voice Growing Concern Over Fallout from Iran War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:21:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed’s Barr Says Rates May Need to Hold Steady for ‘Some Time’]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 13, 2023. US authorities took extraordinary measures to shore up confidence in the financial system after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, introducing a new backstop for banks that Federal Reserve officials said was big enough to protect the entire nation&apos;s deposits.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Wants Powell Out, But What Happens If Warsh Isn't Confirmed in Time?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed’s Miran Says Too Early to Alter Outlook for Four 2026 Cuts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed to Hold Interest Rates Steady as Iran War Scrambles the Economic Outlook]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/fed-to-hold-interest-rates-steady-as-iran-war-scrambles-the-economic-outlook</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Judge Rejects Subpoenas of Fed in Powell Case; DOJ to Appeal]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GOP Senator Says Prosecutor in Powell Probe Has Been Changed]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/gop-senator-says-head-prosecutor-in-powell-probe-was-changed</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Powell said a proposal to eliminate the interest paid to banks that deposit cash at the central bank would not save money, and moving back to a scarce reserves regime would be challenging and risk volatility.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jobs Report Throws a Curveball at Fed as War Raises Inflation Fears]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials’ next decision on interest rates just got a lot more interesting.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:36:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Barkin Says Fed Response to War Depends on Length of Shock]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:47:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Fed Chair Pick Faces Obstacles to Delivering on Rate Cuts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[War and the economy may make some Fed policymakers more cautious.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:30:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Even Before He Reaches the Fed, Warsh’s Path to Rate Cuts Is Getting Tougher]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-03/even-before-he-reaches-the-fed-warsh-s-path-to-rate-cuts-is-getting-tougher</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve and US Attorney Remain Deadlocked Over Subpoenas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:19:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed’s Goolsbee Says Tariff Ruling Could Help Cool Inflation]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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